Public Health SPOTlight Podcast
Sujani Sivanantharajah, the founder of PHSPOT.org sits down with public health heroes of our time to share career stories, inspiration, and guidance for building public health careers.
The message she hopes to share through these conversations is that building a career is not only about climbing up the ranks, but about crafting a life that you want, around your unique needs, and one that gives importance to your mental health, wellbeing, and building relationships and friendships: you can only do good in the world if you take care of yourself.
Through PH SPOTlight, you will connect with peers you have never met before, and build relationships in a deep and meaningful way.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 173
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Quick career tips: Invest in your professional relationships
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Today’s career tip spotlight is on investing in your professional relationships, because, like in life, relationships take you far in your ca…
The Burnout Gamble, with Hamza Khan
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Show Notes
In this episode, Sujani sits down with managing director of the Student Network and author of The Burnout Gamble, Hamza Khan to tal…
Quick career tips: Practice communicating technical content, with Sujani Siva
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Today’s career tip spotlight is on practicing being a good communicator of technical content.
Communicating public health content to non-publi…
Leadership in Crisis with Lawrence Loh
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Peel Region of Ontario's medical officer of health, Lawrence Loh to talk about what leadersh…
Quick career tips: Master the skill of writing concise emails
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Today’s career tip spotlight is on developing a non-technical skill: mastering the skill of writing concise emails.
Writing concise emails tha…
Let’s learn about the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree - a candidate’s journey and experiences, with Meghan Haffey
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Meghan Haffey to talk about her journey from discovering public health to the present day, w…
Dentistry, public health, and entrepreneurship, with Daniel Faber
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Sujani sits down with Daniel Faber to talk about his public health journey. Dr. Daniel Faber started his professional career as a dentist whe…
Launching the public health book reviews blog series, with Tasha McAbey
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In today’s episode, Sujani sits down with a fellow public health professional, Tasha McAbey, to announce the collaboration on a new…
Quick career tips: Standing out during student job interviews
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We are adding a series of a new type of episode on the PH SPOTlight podcast, titled QUICK CAREER TIPS. These episodes will be short…
For students and new grads – a conversation with Career Education Specialist, Ken Lee
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In this first episode of 2021, Sujani sits down with Ken Lee who is a Career Education Specialist at Ryerson University. His role i…
Reflecting on one year of PH SPOTlight, with Sujani, hosted by Lathika
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In this final episode of 2020, the mic is turned on Sujani as she gets interviewed by her friend Lathika about the one year journey of produc…
Inspired by the blog series_ What I wish I knew before I started my Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, with Sujani Siva
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In this episode, Sujani talks about MPH (Master of Public Health) program prep! Applications for this graduate program are often du…
A day in the life of a public health research coordinator, with Ama Kyeremeh
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Ama Kyeremeh, to speak about a day in the life of a public health research coordinator. Ama …
Public health leadership in action, with Anjum Sultana
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Today on the show, Sujani speaks about leadership once again.
We introduced the topic of leadership in public health on the PHSPOTli…
Welcoming the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree to Canada at the University of Toronto & FAQ session, with Erica Di Ruggiero
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Today on the show, Sujani sits down with Erica Di Ruggiero to talk about some very exciting news for Canada!
In May 2020, the Univer…
Why all public health professionals should know how to design an infographic, with Sujani Siva
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After writing the Opinion piece on the PH SPOT blog, The rise of infographics, and why I believe all public health professionals sh…
A day in the life of a public health program evaluator, with Sameena Vadivelu
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with a friend from her MPH program, Sameena Vadivelu, to speak about a day in the life of a progr…
Three tips for public health professionals starting out their careers, with Sujani Siva
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In this episode, Sujani shares a presentation she did last year to the ThriveHire audience. Having recently found this video, and l…
Where will your MPH degree take you? Two lessons to mentally prepare for your MPH degree in the time of COVID-19, with Sujani Siva
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In this episode, we’re talking about preparing for your MPH degree in the time of COVID-19. Some of you may be feeling unsure about…
Behind the scenes at PH SPOT with Kajanth and Sujani
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This is the second episode we are recording since the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all try to navigate this new way of life, we at PH S…